Negação de Cristo
Negar a Cristo é o ato mais grave que um ser humano pode cometer. Jesus advertiu: quem me negar diante dos homens, eu o negarei diante do meu Pai que está nos céus.
A advertência de Jesus
Jesus alertou sobre as consequências eternas de negá-lo. Quem se envergonha dele, dele o Filho do Homem se envergonhará quando vier em glória.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
Exemplos e alertas
Pedro negou Jesus três vezes, mas foi restaurado. A Bíblia alerta contra falsos mestres que negam o Senhor que os resgatou.
34 Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice.
70 But he denied before all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall likewise be false teachers among you, who will privily bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
22 Who is that liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is Antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son.
14 But ye renounced the holy one and the just, and desired a murderer to be granted you.